Re: Field Day Advice Needed

Hi Tony,
During FD this year W4BOC made over 50 contacts on AO-40 with much the same setup as you propose. So you are on the right path.
Remember, the issue isn't that you can't <hear> AO-40 (that is what you mentioned...your receive system), it is that the AGC gets so high that AO-40 effectively can't hear <you>. The FT-847 has a 50 watt output on 70cm, so with a reasonalbly short feed line, you should be able to elbow your way in OK. It all depends on the operating conditions that day. (squint, distance, etc.).
YMMV.
Regards,
Steve Diggs, W4EPI
> Greetings,
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> I'm just starting to plan for Field Day, and would appreciate any advice on
> an AO40 dish/converter combination. It should be the smallest reliable
> dish. I'll be using an FT-847 and 8 or 11-el yagi for the 432 uplink.
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> I've been active on the low birds and have followed the Amsat bb for some
> time, but have never tried AO40. Next FD seems like to time to try it,
> though I've seen that many ops use too much power and it's hard to get into
> the bird.
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> Will the K5GNA setup, with a grid dish and dipole feed with AIDC 3731
> converter do the trick? Or a dish even smaller?
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> Many thanks for any thoughts.
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> 73,
> Tony, N2UN
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